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The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Brandon Road, Swaffham PE37 7DZ · tnha.attrust.org.uk · 01760 721480
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 710
- 85% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 154 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 154 | 154 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 155 | 134 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 138 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 137 | 131 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | 121 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.4, and 29.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (20.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.9 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 65.7 | +4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 4.3 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 students | D (20.7) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 23 students | D (20.7) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 14 students | Dist- (32.5) | Above average +0.55 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 24 | D+ (23.3) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 25 | D (19.1) | -0.60 |
| 2015/16 | 41 | D- (16.7) | -0.37 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 18 | −18 |
| Further education | 6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 12 | +3 |
| Employment | 24 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 35 | +20 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | −3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Nicholas Hamond Academy on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Positive
- 59%
- Replies
- 107
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 43 parents (40%) whose child was bullied
based on 22 parents (21%) with SEND